1.   The maximum or minimum point of a parabola is called the ___________.
    A. axis of symmetry B. vertex
    C. point of symmetry D. quadratic point
    Hint

  2.   For the equation y = –x2 + 3x – 8, what are the values of a, b, and c?
    A. a = 2, b = 1, c = 0 B. a = –1, b = 3, c = –8
    C. a = 1, b = –3, c = 8 D. a = 1, b = 3, c = –8
    Hint

  3.   What is the equation of the axis of symmetry for the graph of
y = x2 + 2x + 1?
    A. y = –2 B. y = –1
    C. x = –2 D. x = –1
    Hint

  4.   Which diagram shows the graph of y = –x2 + 2?
    A. B.
    C. D.
    Hint

  5.   The vertical line containing the vertex of the parabola is called the ___________.
    A. axis of perpendicularity
    B. axis of symmetry
    C. minimum
    D. quadratic function
    Hint



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